Romanians in Canada

Published in 2009, Romanians in Canada is a well researched book that looks at the immigration of Romanians to Canada through the lens of their religious devotion to the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Overview

Obituary photo, Eleanor Bujea, Ph.D, 2019

The book demonstrates the necessity of the church in the lives of Romanians and weaves stories of parish creation with settlement across Canada.

  • Title: Romanians in Canada
  • Author: Eleanor Bujea, Ph.D. (1923-2019)
  • ISBN: 978-1-929200-14-6
  • Published: 2009
  • Pages: 278

eBook Recommended

We recommend purchase of this book as an e-book so that you can search through it’s text.  We were able to quickly find references in the e-book to people and places that our research was following.

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Table of Contents

  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Resources
  • Foreword
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Thank You
  • About Most Reverend Archbishop Doctor Nathaniel Popp
  • About Most Reverend Archbishop Doctor Nicolae Condrea
  • ROMANIA – THE HOMELAND OF THE IMMIGRANTS
  • ROMANIA – THE COUNTRY – ITS GEOGRAPHY – ITS RESOURCES
  • THE GOVERNING OF ROMANIA
  • THE FORERUNNERS – OF THE ROMANIAN CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS
  • THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
  • STEAMSHIPS USED BY EARLY ROMANIAN IMMIGRANTS
  • THE ROMANIAN IMMIGRANT
  • THE IMMIGRANTS – WHO THEY WERE
  • PROMISES FOR A NEW LIFE
  • DESTINATIONS
  • WHAT THE IMMIGRANTS FOUND
  • HARDSHIPS ENDURED
  • THE FAITH OF THE IMMIGRANTS – THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
  • ROMANIAN CANADIANS – WHERE THEY SETTLED
    • Assiniboia Area Romanian Canadians
    • Boian (Willingdon) Area Romanian Canadians
    • Calgary Area Romanian Canadians
    • Canora Area Romanian Canadians
    • Cupar Area Romanian Canadians
    • Dysart Area Romanian Canadians
    • Edenwold Area Romanian Canadians
    • Edmonton Area Romanian Canadians
    • Elm Spring Area Romanian Canadians
    • Flintoft Area Romanian Canadians
    • Fort Qu’Appelle Area Romanian Canadians
    • Hamilton Area Romanian Canadians
    • Kayville Area Romanian Canadians
    • Kitchener Area Romanian Canadians
    • Lennard Area Romanian Canadians
    • Lethbridge Area Romanian Canadians
    • London Area Romanian Canadians
    • MacNutt Area Romanian Canadians
    • Maritime Area Romanian Canadians
    • Montreal Area Romanian Canadians
    • Ottawa Area Romanian Canadians
    • Pierceland Area Romanian Canadians
    • Prairie Area Romanian Canadians
    • Quebec Area Romanian Canadians
    • Regina Area Romanian Canadians
    • Timmins Area Romanian Canadians
    • Toronto Area Romanian Canadians
    • Vancouver Area Romanian Canadians
    • Windsor Area Romanian Canadians
    • Winnipeg Area Romanian Canadians
    • Wood Mountain Area Romanian Canadians
    • Romanian-Born Canadians
    • Canadian Romanians Born in Romania of Other Ethnic Backgrounds
  • SUSTAINING THE RELIGIOUS FAITH
  • PRIESTS SERVING THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PARISHES IN CANADA
  • HISTORY OF THE ROMANIAN CANADIAN PARISHES
    • Where the Churches were Built
    • Turbulent and Troubled Beginnings of the Canadian Romanian Orthodox Church
    • Canadian Romanian Orthodox Churches
    • Saint Nicholas, Regina, Saskatchewan (1902)
    • Saint Elias the Prophet, Lennard, Manitoba (1903)
    • Saints Peter and Paul, Canora, Saskatchewan (1903)
    • Holy Trinity, MacNutt, Saskatchewan (1903)
    • Saint Mary, Boian (Willingdon), Alberta (1905)
    • Saint George, Dysart, Saskatchewan (1906)
    • Saint Demetrius, Preeceville, Saskatchewan (1907)
    • The Romanian Orthodox Church in Rouleau, Saskatchewan (1907)
    • Saints Peter and Paul, Kayville, Saskatchewan (1908)
    • Saints Peter and Paul, Flintoft, Saskatchewan (1911)
    • Saint Mary, Hairy Hill, Alberta (1911)
    • Holy Cross, Shepenge, Alberta (1912)
    • Holy Trinity, Montreal, Quebec (1912 to 1913)
    • Annunciation (Buna Vestire), Montreal, Quebec (1912, built in 1918)
    • Holy Transfiguration, Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan (1913 to 1920)
    • Saint George, Regina, Saskatchewan (1914)
    • The Descent of the Holy Spirit, Desyarleis, Alberta (1914)
    • The Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary, Kayville, Saskatchewan (1915)
    • The Descent of the Holy Spirit, Hamlin, Alberta (1915)
    • Holy Cross, Malin (Ispas), Alberta (1916)
    • Holy Resurrection, Hamilton, Ontario (1916)
    • Saint George Cathedral, Windsor, Ontario (1918)
    • Saint John the Baptist, Shell Valley, Manitoba (1919)
    • Ascension of Our Lord, Elm Spring, Saskatchewan (1926)
    • Descent of the Holy Spirit, Saint Catherine, Ontario (1931)
    • Saint Mary, Timmins, Ontario (1933)
    • Descent of the Holy Ghost, Windsor, Ontario (1933)
    • Descent of the Holy Ghost, Pierceland, Saskatchewan (1934)
    • Saint George, Blue Wing, Manitoba (1935)
    • Saint John the Baptiser, Marcelin, Saskatchewan (1939)
    • Saint George, Toronto, Ontario (1953)
    • Descent of the Holy Ghost, Manning-Peace River, Alberta (1953)
    • Descent of the Holy Spirit, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (1958)
    • Saint George, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1961)
    • Saint John the Baptist, Kitchener, Ontario, (1967)
    • Saints Peter and Paul, Kitchener, Ontario (1968)
    • Saint Demetrios, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1968)
    • The Nativity of the Ever Virgin Mary, Calgary, Alberta (1969)
    • Saints Constantine and Helen, Edmonton, Alberta (1972)
    • Saints Constantine and Helen Chapel, Fort Qu’Appelle (B-Say-Tah), Saskatchewan (1972)
    • Saint John the Baptist, Montreal, Quebec (1974)
    • Holy Cross, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (1977)
    • Holy Annunciation, North Vancouver, British Columbia (1984)
    • Holy Trinity, Vancouver, British Columbia (1986)
    • Saint Matthew, Ottawa, Ontario (1986)
    • Holy Cross, London, Ontario (1987)
    • Saint Nicholas, Ottawa, Ontario (1989)
    • All Saints, Windsor, Ontario (1989 to 1996)
    • Descent of the Holy Ghost, Vancouver, British Columbia (1990)
    • Saint George, New Westminster, British Columbia (1992)
    • All Saints, Toronto, Ontario (1994)
    • Saint Nicholas, Montreal, Quebec (1994)
    • Saint Andrew, Vancouver, British Columbia (1997 to 2004)
    • Saint John the Evangelist, Scarborough, Ontario (1999)
    • Saints Peter and Paul, Quebec City, Quebec (2001)
    • The Protection of the Mother of God, B-Say-Tah Village, Saskatchewan (2002)
    • Ascension of the Lord, Montreal, Quebec (2005)
    • The Holy Martyrs Brancoveanu, Montreal, Quebec (2005)
    • Romanian Baptist Churches in Canada
    • Romanian Pentecostal Churches in Canada
    • Romanian Canadian Churches
    • Heritage Status for Church Buildings
    • Parishes outside of North America under the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
  • RELIGIOUS AND OTHER ROMANIAN HOLIDAYS
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Name Days
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Funerals
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Weddings
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Christmas
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Theophany
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Palm Sunday and Holy Week
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Easter (Pascha)
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated Baptisms
    • How the First Romanian Canadians Celebrated National Holidays
  • THE TWO JURISDICTIONS OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
  • IN NORTH AMERICA
    • The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
    • The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada
  • CHURCH AUXILIARIES
    • Canadian Women Serving on the A.R.F.O.R.A. Executive Board
    • Canadian Women Serving on the A.R.C.O.L.A. Executive Board
    • Canadian Women Serving on the A.R.O.L.A. Executive Board
    • Canadian Youth Serving on the A.R.O.Y. Executive Board
    • Canadian Youth Serving on the R.O.Y.A. Executive Board
  • SELECT PIONEER STORIES
  • PUBLICATIONS BY ROMANIAN CANADIANS
  • BOOKS AND STUDIES BY ROMANIAN CANADIANS
  • INTERESTING CANADIAN PERSONALITIES OF ROMANIAN ANCESTRY
  • ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDED BY ROMANIAN CANADIANS
  • CHRONOLOGIES
    • Chronology of the History of Romania
    • Chronology of some Events of Interest to Canadian Romanians
    • Chronology of Canadian Romanian Parishes under the R.O.E.A.
    • Chronology of Canadian Romanian Parishes under the R.O.E.A. Before the Split
    • Chronology of Canadians who served on the Episcopate Council of the R.O.E.A.
    • Chronology of Canadians who served on the Episcopate Council of R.O.A.A.C.
    • Chronology of Canadian Romanian Ladies Auxiliaries of R.O.E.A.
    • Chronology of Canadian Romanian Parishes Ladies Auxiliaries of the R.O.A.A.C.
  • CANADA MAP showing cities, towns, villages and farms where Romanian Orthodox parishes are located
  • READING MATERIALS AND REFERENCES

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